26-27 Elementary Teacher
About The Position
Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP) is hiring an Elementary Teacher to help prepare every scholar to achieve their goals for college and the world beyond. Teachers are expected to foster an equitable, respectful, and inclusive classroom, support scholars’ academic and social development, and work collaboratively with co-teachers and colleagues. The role includes creating a strong culture of learning, maintaining effective classroom routines, communicating clearly, challenging scholars’ thinking, and using assessments to guide instruction and monitor learning. BVP operates as a network of schools, so staff may be assigned or reassigned to different campuses, grade levels, or programs according to scholar and organizational needs, considering individual strengths and certifications. Team members are expected to engage families as partners, attend mandatory professional development and family meetings, follow school, network, and state policies, and participate in professional growth opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Appropriate Rhode Island teacher certification, with evidence provided by the date of hire.
Nice To Haves
- At least two years of teaching experience in a diverse public school setting; preferred but not required.
- Bilingual ability; preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Create an environment of respect and rapport.
- Collaborate with co-teachers to provide differentiated instruction based on scholar needs.
- Establish a culture of learning that reflects the educational importance of the work undertaken by scholars and teachers.
- Establish and monitor routines and procedures for smooth classroom operation, efficient use of time, and engagement with learning.
- Model precise and expressive language to communicate learning expectations, activity directions, and content explanations effectively.
- Use questions, prompts, and discussion techniques to challenge scholars cognitively, advance high-level thinking and discourse, and promote metacognition.
- Engage all scholars intellectually through well-designed learning tasks and activities that require complex thinking and include appropriate scaffolding.
- Use formative and summative assessments to guide instructional planning, monitor scholar learning, provide feedback, and facilitate scholars’ self-monitoring.
- Engage families as partners in scholar success while respecting differences in family backgrounds, structures, and cultures.
- Attend mandatory professional development and family meetings.
- Follow school, network, and state policies and act ethically and with integrity.
- Participate in school and network professional growth opportunities, giving and seeking assistance from team members.
- Support BVP’s mission and vision and perform other duties as required.
- Be available for assignment or reassignment to BVP campuses, grade levels, or programs based on scholar and organizational needs.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience, on the Teacher STEP Scale.
- Comprehensive medical and dental plan.
- Internal hiring to capitalize on strengths and interests.
- Collaborative, team-driven culture.
- Instructional coaching.
- Referral bonuses.
- Ongoing professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
- At least 9 personal days per year for all staff.
- 401(k) retirement plan, immediately 100% vested, with a 5% employer match.
- Generous parental leave benefits.
- Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care; dependent care matched up to $1,500.
- Longevity and experience bonuses.
- Preference in enrollment for school-aged children of BVP employees, subject to restrictions.
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Job Type
Full-time
